Iraqi officials say the country has executed 36 men convicted of taking part in the Islamic State group's massacre of hundreds of soldiers in 2014. Gov. Yahya al-Nasiri says the men were hanged...

This is the main news as covered by the Associated Press on 20 August...

A bomb attack targeting an outdoor wedding party in southeastern Turkey killed at least 51 people and wounded 94 others, authorities said Sunday. Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek...

The former Navy SEAL who wrote a book about his role in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden will pay the government more than $6.6 million for violating non-disclosure agreements and...

More people returned to their homes Friday as firefighters made significant progress against a huge wildfire burning in Southern California's San Bernardino National Forest, but that was...

The U.S. has twice scrambled fighter aircraft to protect American special operations forces and allies after Syrian government warplane attacks near the northeastern Syrian city of Hassakeh, officials...

This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on 19 August. ...

An Alabama teenager is charged in the slaying of an 85-year-old man who was doused with gasoline and set on fire. Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards said in a statement Thursday that...

Security officials from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc are proposing a ban on wearing the burqa and other face-covering veils in schools, courts, while driving and in other...

Amber Heard said Thursday she is donating her entire $7 million divorce settlement from Johnny Depp to a pair of charities that will use the money to benefit women who have been abused and sick...